Used 2013 Honda CR-Z Consumer Reviews
Test Drive
Drove both the manual and automatic and found the manual more fund to drive. Particularly the close shifting ratio of the gears and the smooth shifting. The critics reviews on Edmunds are accurate. I am buying an automatic 2009 Nissan Maximum V-6 SE Coupe, which has 270 hp and I am averaging 22 MPGs. Wanted to test drive the CR-Z, not available in 2009 due to its MPGs and MSRP and the high trade-in vale of the Nissan. Decided the CR-Z is not worth purchasing due to what I would give up with the Nissan for only 12 more MPGs and the MSRP of the CR-Z, which is not being discounted that much, even if gas went to five dollars a gallon. Also due to the crash ratings. Would prefer to wait.
Review of the Honda CR-Z
This car is not very good at all. It is a death trap to say the least, and about two months after I bought it, I wished I hadn't done it. The visibility is extremely bad, and you can get hit in it if you are not paying attention to who is around you, because the bar across the back window blocks the view of the cars behind you, and the back wheel wells do too. It also has cloth seats, so don't spill anything on them that will smell, because you won't get the smell out. It also has poor blue tooth and stereo system in it, and it's only 122 horse power. Even the Fiat has more horse power than this on it's 500 and Abarth. The Honda CR-Z is a huge let down, and death trap. Honda has been slacking on all of their vehicles lately, and are no longer even a good quality cars anymore. It's seems that with the CR-Z, Honda really slacked off, and just dropped the ball. It's all about just selling cars with them.
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- Base 2dr HatchbackMSRP: $9,987264 mi away
- EX 2dr HatchbackMSRP: $10,500449 mi away
- Base 2dr HatchbackMSRP: $6,995553 mi away
So far, so good!
Very happy. Getting 37 mpg overall in Econ mode. Drops to 33 overall in Normal mode and 31 overall in Sport mode. On my 5th try, I got 0-60 mph in 7.70 seconds in Sport mode. People don't believe this, but whatever! In "Sport", it jumps pretty good.
Love it!
I've had my CR-Z for over a month now and I still get excited every day to drive it. The handling is excellent and I feel safe, though the sport mode can certainly pick up the pace. The gas mileage is good but the great build, comfortable seats, and awesome technology make that just a bonus. Of course the only downfall is not having a backseat anymore, but there is plenty of trunk space.
Money Saver
Bought this car because it was a hybrid and I wanted to save money on gasoline. I consistently got better mileage than all the reports. At times, in Economy Mode, trying to squeeze the mileage, I got 50 mpg!
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